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Hi all, I am new here and im simply exhausted. I have two sons, 18 & 23. The 23 year old is a diagnosed BPD, has drug & alcohol issues, is a self harmer and wants everyone to feel as terrible as he does ( he admits this) Contant cutting, terrorisi
Hi EveryoneI'm not really sure yet where to put this thread, so I thought I would start here ....Inner Family Systems caught my attention last year, and quickly became a powerful relating tool for me in understanding many aspects of mental health and perh
Hi, i am very new to this and not really sure what i'm looking for...maybe just some advice... My dad suffers with depression and has done for a many years now, he has been to countless doctors, tried a lot of different medications but never seems to stic
My brother has had a myriad of mental health issues all his life, and is currently in a down period. He has been suicidal and was going to attempt yesterday but got to the hospital and had another break down today.Luckily I could come over with my Mum and
Hi I am new to the forum and seek some advice. I have a friend with a mental illness who I have been supporting intensively for some time. Some of her behaviour I find extremely difficult to manage - mainly around boundary issues. I would actually li
Hi, I'm new here but am absolutely desperate. My daughter is now 26. She has had undiagnosed BPD for many years. I took her to a Psychologist when she was 17 who discussed with me that my daughter had BPD and I agreed as I had alr
It's been 5 months now since my (now ex) boyfriend ended our relationship and I still feel like I'm struggling. He ended it because of his depression and later on said he didn't even understang why he did it. I miss him a lot still. I don't think I'll eve
Hi everyone -- this is my first post. Been living with my BPD wife for 12 years, second marriage with a blended family. She's been in therapy for a while but I just really got the diagnosis in the past weeks and am trying to manage the situation. My bigge
Spiritual EmptinessSometimes I feel like I'm not a part of this universe. I'm a human experiencing brainwaves and I've lost touch with what it means be a live as a person. I experience emotions like happiness, and anger. Things pass and go, but there seem
Hi everyone, A bit of background on my story, my now 34yo brother developed depression and anxiety during his final years of school. At the time, his illness was unfortunately ill-managed and has over the years resulted in acute depression and anxiet
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
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